Woody & the Wake-UP Call: Recent Episodes
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Ella Casono lives in Connecticut and she created the "Medi Teddy" which covers IV bags for kids in the hospital. She first came up with the idea during her own IV treatment and the very first one is a great idea.
In honor of Father's Day, Kayla went to her dad's, Lt. Dan Shafer, Columbus fire house and simulated a car fire. Let's just say she's in radio for a reason!
Everyone loves "Devil Went Down to Georgia" and Charlie Daniels said there are only a few who can cover it well in his opinion.
Chris Janson is playing Buckeye Country Superfest and he explained his way of travel for shows and it's a fatherly reason that is great!
William Shuttleworth is a retired 71-year-old U.S. Air Force Veteran who is walking across America to raise awareness and money for Veterans.
It is a 7-month trip and he will be in Ohio. Listen to find out when and why he decided to do this.
Lady Antebellum released a new song called "What If I Never Get Over You" and this song has the most adds to country radio then any other their songs from the past. All three of them say this song just feels familiar and they are excited to be having new music out.
Justin Moore's new album "Late Night and Long Necks" comes out in July and there was one specific reason he didn't want to release it in April.
He also talked about how he came up with the song "The One's That Didn't Make It Back Home."
Franklin County Sheriff Dallas Baldwin was out "Cop Co-Host" during Police Week and he said he doesn't mind the donut jokes as long as they come from on place in particular.
Gabe Gabriel ushered his 732nd game Monday May 6th, 2019 and there are a few games in particular he will always remember.
Jay Demarcus is on a book tour right now for his memoir "Shotgun Angels" and he told "Woody & The Wake-UP Call" about how he's lived with giving up a daughter for adoption when he was in his 20's. That and many other stories led him to his faith and where he is today.
Brady Quinn is hosting an event called "Heroes in a Hanger" May 3rd at John Glenn International Airport and joined "Woody & The Wake-UP Call" to talk about what the event is for and how the money raised goes to Veterans.
Jack Hanna and his wife Suzi just received a new bronze statue of themselves at the Columbus Zoo. It is featured on a bench near the entrance of the "Heart of Africa" exhibit and according to Jack it is one of the highest honors he has ever received for one specific reason.
Del Hall works for Fifty West Brewing Company in Cincinnati and decided that for the 46 days of Lent he was just going to drink beer. So far he has lost over 40 pounds and he is healthier than he was before starting this "beer diet."
The Columbus Blue Jackets are up 3-0 against the Tampa Bay Lightning and after a home game Jody Shelley was in great spirits. He even sees a different team on the ice competing that he likes!
"There Was This Girl" is the number one song in Country this week and Riley Green talked to Woody, Zuko & Kayla about the success of the song surprising him.
Billy Ray Cyrus joined rapper Lil Nas X for his song "Old Town Rd." This song was taken off the Billboard Country Chart because it didn't meet the requirements for it to be a Country song. So, after playing it the big three gave their reaction and it seems like they all agree!
Matt Duchene joined "Woody & The Wake-UP Call" to talk about their upcoming playoff games against the Tampa Bay Lighting. They know they're playing the best team in the NHL right now but they have a tactic that will get them ready to play and win!
Jason Aldean is headlining our Country Jam and Campout August 16th and a festival like this reminds him of one specific show he attended back in the day.
He also talked to us about why he moved out of his house when his isn't even done being built.
Cindy Crawford was at the new Art Van Furniture at Polaris and Woody went to speak with her. During the interview she talks about how she got into the furniture business and then made Woody blush with one very nice comment.
Gregg Nigl lives in Columbus but is a Michigan native. He is the only person to have a perfect bracket heading into the Sweet 16 for the NCAA tournament. 48-0 right now and Woody thinks he may have a perfect bracket for the next rounds.
Rodney Atkins' new album "Caught Up In The Country" comes out May 10th and he wrote a lot of the songs with his wife.
Cole Swindell is headlining night one of Red, White & Country July 4th and we caught up with him to talk about the show and he said there is one specific song he's excited to play live on the sand again!
Gary LeVox and Neil Thrasher also wrote this song together and as you can tell they are very in tune with each other when they play and sing. What a morning treat this was!
Gary LeVox was in town and stopped by the studio for a Commuter Concert with his singer/songwriter friend Neil Thrasher. Neil wrote this song with Gary and wow for early in the morning Gary sounds amazing!
Zuko's granddaughter went up to him and said she wanted to tell a joke for joke of the week and she came up with this short, but great joke!
Jordan Davis is co-headlining our Birthday Bash and turns out he does have a name for his very impressive beard!
Parents are worried about their children being online for media account like Youtube and more because the Momo Challenge is encouraging them to "do bad things."
Matt Curtin is a cyber security expert at Interhack Corporation here in Columbus and gives tips for how to keep the kids aware of hoaxes like this.
Zuko's car ride home from Church on Sundays are very interesting because the kids love to sing songs. This time it was about farting!
Woody and Zuko think Potato is a salad while Kayla thinks it's not for one specific reason!
Russell Dickerson is a co-headliner for our WCOL Birthday Bash March 9th and he normally goes by Russell D yet he told us that his nickname from grade school was something totally different.
Luke Combs talked to Woody & The Wake-UP Call the morning of his sold out show at The Schottenstein Center.
He talked about how it was recording "Brand New Man" with Brooks & Dunn and the moment he knew he was making it big time.
John Cusack is heading to the Palace Theater February 15th and during his interview explained why he started doing these movie screen and Q&A tours along with the reason why this popular films like "Grosse Pointe Blank" and others never had a sequel.
Dierks Bentley is on "The Burning Man" Tour right now with Jon Pardi and Tenille Towns and the first time Dierks heard Jon in California impressed him not just of his sound but what was on the stage with him.
Chase Rice's new album Lambs & Lions features this song and Kenny Chesney had a funny reaction when he first heard Chase's song "Three Chords & The Truth"
Graham and Juliette from Washington Elementary in Hilliard spoke to us about the history of the Turkey for Thanksgiving and preparing it.
Joanna Lowe from Washington Elementary in Hilliard told us what we needed to know about the history of Thanksgiving with the pilgrims and their shoes.
27-year-old Robin Lewis from Columbus was in Las Vegas attending the Route 91 Harvest Festival when shots were fired while Jason Aldean was performing.
Ray and his wife Wilma are 80 years old and have been to 644 Cracker Barrels out of 645. They're about to head to their final one in Portland, Oregon and he tells us about a hidden menu item that he says is to die for.
We had parents and children send us videos of them telling us why they like their favorite teacher and we got some cute responses!
Bo Jackson has a new complex here in Columbus and he talks about his career in sports but you'd be surprised at what his favorite sport really was.
With the news of Colo's passing everyone has been sharing memories of her and Jack joined the show to do just that as well as tell about how the zoo has learned so much from her.
Chris Janson is our Winter Wonder Jam headliner and he talks about what it was like performing on Dolly Parton's telethon for Tennessee and how he wrote his hit song "Holdin Her"
For a good laugh this Thanksgiving just listen to the kids from Washington Elementary telling us all about the Turkey and the Holiday
Second graders are learning about the First Thanksgiving and they tell us just how they would prepare the meal and the history of Thanksgiving according to them
Garth talks about what it was like for him to play Columbus and how he wants to come back. Also about how winning Entertainer of the Year meant to him at this time in his life.
LBT talks about why they didn't want everyone to know that Taylor Swift wrote their song Better Man and how Kimberly calls is "Butter Man"
Tim and Faith are coming to Columbus Sept. 7th, 2017 and they talk about how Faith got Tim to wash her tires and the last thing that Tim did to "piss her off" when really she says she is more annoying
Maureen McCormick is loving her time on Dancing With the Stars and talks about the toughest part of the dancing for her.